We are delighted to launch the Journal of Molecular and Genetic Medicine. This provides an opportunity to showcase biomedical research from the developing world and the health issues affecting these regions. The aim of the journal is to make science from all areas of the globe freely accessible via open access publishing. A vast number of journals are published monthly but a large percentage is only available by subscription and many libraries in developing nations cannot afford the institutional fees....The global scientific community can be brought closer together through web-based communications and open-access publishing provides inexpensive worldwide exposure and publicity of the work which may not be made available otherwise. This approach has been endorsed by both the Wellcome Trust (UK) and the National Institute of Health (US). We hope that publishing in the Journal of Molecular and Genetic Medicine will increase awareness of studies in developing countries and foster collaborations with better funded European and US research communities. The pharmaceutical industry is already thriving in developing nations due to low production and clinical trial costs. India is the fourth largest producer of pharmaceuticals in the world and multinationals such as GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, and Novartis have set up laboratories in China. Science and technology drives economic growth so supporting grass roots research and cultivating collaborations should provide new opportunities for scientists and slow the mass migration of talent from these regions.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 8/22/2005 02:36:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
